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April 30 - May 2 |
Mariposa Butterfly Festival | |
Learn about butterflies, while they tickle your hand and remind you of the wonderment of youth. | |
Mariposa Butterfly Festival |
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May 29 |
Art & Wine Festival | |
The Mariposa-Yosemite Rotary Club presents the 13th Annual Art and Wine festival on the Mariposa Courthouse lawn. Saturday of Memorial Day weekend, 11:00 am to 5:00 pm. | |
Mariposa Art & Wine Festival |
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May 31 |
Memorial Day - US Holiday | |
Memorial Day - Wikipedia |
PING PONG - On site
HIKING - There are nearly 10 miles of both easy and moderate trails in the Stockton Creek Preserve. (5 min. walk to the trailhead)
TENNIS - 3 courts at the Mariposa County Park (10 min. walk away)
CALIFORNIA STATE MINING & MINERAL MUSEUM - Gems, mining artifacts and other exhibits. (5 min. drive away)
California State Mining & Mineral Museum
MARIPOSA MUSEUM & HISTORY CENTER - The museum’s mission is to
authentically portray the people and lifestyle of Mariposa County from the Native American and Spanish periods to the California Gold Rush and through the early 1900s. (15 min. walk away)
Mariposa Museum and History Center
YOSEMITE MOUNTAIN SUGAR PINE RAILROAD - A historic 3 ft. narrow gauge railroad with two operating steam train locomotives located near Fish Camp, California, near the southern entrance to Yosemite National Park. (50 min. drive away)
Sugar Pine Railroad
SIERRA ARTISTS' GALLERY - A cooperative gallery featuring unique art and gifts from artisans of Mariposa county, the surrounding Sierra foothill area and Yosemite National Park. (5 min. walk away)
Sierra Artists' Gallery
TREETOP GALLERY - Sponsored by the Mariposa County Arts Council, the gallery features the work of local artists, serves as a creative community center, and is a resource for emerging and established regional artists. (10 min. walk away)
Mariposa Arts Council Treetop Gallery
RAFTING - 3-mile trip on the Merced River in Yosemite Valley (1 hr. drive away)
Yosemite Rafting
BASS LAKE BOAT RENTALS - A variety of watersport rentals available, from Jetskis to kayaks. (45 min. drive away)
Bass Lake Boat Rentals
YOGA - Regular classes Tuesday - Friday, private instruction available by request (20 min. walk away)
Mountain Yoga
YOSEMITE ZIPLINES - (5 min. drive away)
Yosemite Ziplines and Adventure Ranch
All the photos on this page were taken in and around Mariposa County during the month of May.
The Sierra Nevada Foothills, photographed from Whitlock Road
The town of Mariposa, seen from the hills at the south end of town
A blanket of flowers next to the Stockton Creek trail
The spray from Bridalveil Fall creates a rainbow above Bridalveil Creek
Half Dome seen from Mirror Lake